Abstract: A matching network is a matching network of a power amplifier circuit that outputs a signal obtained by a differential amplifier amplifying power of a high-frequency signal. The matching network includes an input-side winding connected between differential outputs of the differential amplifier; an output-side winding that is coupled to the input-side winding via an electromagnetic field and whose one end is connected to a reference potential; a first LC series resonant circuit including a capacitive element and an inductive element connected in series with each other, and being connected in parallel with the input-side winding; and a second LC series resonant circuit including a capacitive element and an inductive element connected in series with each other, and being connected in parallel with the output-side winding.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes an indoor heat exchanger, a water heat exchanger, a pump, an outdoor heat exchanger, a compressor, an expansion valve, a four-way valve, a third pipe, and an open/close valve, and configured to enable hot-gas defrosting and reverse cycle defrosting. A controller selects, based on the indoor load, either one of the hot-gas defrosting and the reverse cycle defrosting to be performed. In this way, defrosting can be performed with a minimum decrease of the chiller water temperature.

Abstract: A matching network is a matching network of a power amplifier circuit that outputs a signal obtained by a differential amplifier amplifying power of a high-frequency signal. The matching network includes an input-side winding connected between differential outputs of the differential amplifier; an output-side winding that is coupled to the input-side winding via an electromagnetic field and whose one end is connected to a reference potential; a first LC series resonant circuit including a capacitive element and an inductive element connected in series with each other, and being connected in parallel with the input-side winding; and a second LC series resonant circuit including a capacitive element and an inductive element connected in series with each other, and being connected in parallel with the output-side winding.

Abstract: A movable contact of a contact device includes a first contact unit and a second contact unit that come into contact with outer surfaces of fixed terminals and a connecting portion connecting the first contact unit and the second contact unit. Here, the first contact unit separates from the outer surface by moving in a direction that is different from a moving direction of a moving body and that intersects an extending direction of a portion that makes contact with the first contact unit of the outer surface. Also, the second contact unit separates from the outer surface by moving in a direction that is different from the moving direction of the moving body and that intersects an extending direction of a portion that makes contact with the second contact unit of the outer surface.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus is provided with a refrigerant circuit, a refrigerant tank circuit, and a degassing pipe. The refrigerant circuit is configured by connecting a compressor, a flow path switching apparatus, a first heat exchanger, a decompressing apparatus, and a second heat exchanger. The refrigerant tank circuit is connected to the first and second heat exchangers in parallel with the decompressing apparatus. The degassing pipe has a first end and a second end. The flow path switching apparatus is configured to switch a flow of refrigerant discharged from the compressor to any of the first and second heat exchangers. The refrigerant tank circuit contains a refrigerant tank. The degassing pipe has the first end connected to the refrigerant tank and has the second end connected to at least any of the refrigerant circuit and the refrigerant tank circuit.

Abstract: A contact device includes: a first fixed terminal; a movable contact that comes into contact with and away from the first fixed terminal by moving relative to the first fixed terminal; and a drive unit that moves the movable contact. The movable contact includes a movable contact main body having a first contact unit that comes into contact with the first fixed terminal. The first contact unit includes a plurality of first contact pieces that come into contact with the first fixed terminal.

Abstract: A high-frequency front-end circuit includes a plurality of power amplifiers. Power supply inductors and matching inductors for the power amplifiers are formed of conductors disposed on a substrate. The power supply inductors and the matching inductors are disposed on or in different layers. When the substrate is seen in a plan view, at least a portion of the first power supply inductor and at least a portion of the second matching inductor overlap each other with an insulating layer interposed therebetween.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a high voltage battery, a high-voltage power distribution unit that distributes high-voltage power supply from the high voltage battery, a power conversion unit that converts high-voltage power supply supplied from the high-voltage power distribution unit to low-voltage power supply, and a low-voltage power distribution unit that distributes low-voltage power supply from the power conversion unit. The high-voltage power distribution unit branches output into at least two systems and distributes the high-voltage power supply to a drive module for driving a vehicle by power of the high-voltage power supply and to the power conversion unit.

Abstract: The contact device includes a movable contact that comes into contact with a first fixed terminal by moving a moving body to one side in one direction, and comes away from the first fixed terminal by moving the moving body to the other side in the one direction. The movable contact includes a first contact unit that comes into contact with the first fixed terminal. The first fixed terminal also includes a first surface with which the first contact unit comes into contact from a direction intersecting with one direction. The first contact unit includes a first contact piece on the first contact unit side that comes into contact with the first surface in a stretched manner in a state of being pressed to one side in one direction by the moving body.

Abstract: A controller in a refrigeration cycle apparatus performs a refrigerant recovery operation when switching an operation mode from a defrosting mode to a heating mode. During the refrigerant recovery operation, by rotating a fan of a blower while monitoring a pressure at a discharge side of the compressor, the controller is configured to perform feedback control to cause a high-pressure side pressure to be close to a high-pressure side target pressure value. During the refrigerant recovery operation, by controlling a driving frequency of the compressor while monitoring a pressure at a suction side of the compressor, the controller is configured to perform feedback control to cause a low-pressure side pressure to be close to a low-pressure side target pressure value.

Abstract: The temperature adjustment apparatus includes a first pipe, a second pipe, the second pipe being branched into a first branch pipe and a second branch pipe, the first branch pipe and the second branch being thereafter merged again, a second heat exchanger in which heat is exchanged between the heating medium that flows through the first branch pipe and the heating medium that flows through the first pipe, and a flow rate regulator configured to change a flow rate of the heating medium that flows through the first branch pipe and a flow rate of the heating medium that flows through the second branch pipe. The second pipe is a pipe configured to supply the heating medium from the heat source apparatus to the indoor heat exchanger and the first pipe is a pipe configured to return the heating medium from the indoor heat exchanger to the heat source apparatus.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid capable of forming a surface layer excellent in initial water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability, abrasion resistance, light resistance and chemical resistance, an article having a surface layer, and a method for producing it. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A-O—(Rf1O)m—Rf2—[C(O)N(R1)]p-Q1-C(R2)[-Q2-SiR3nL3-n]2, wherein A is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group, Rf1 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, m is an integer of from 2 to 500, Rf2 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, p is 0 or 1, Q1 is a single bond or an alkylene group, R2 is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent hydrocarbon group or the like, Q2 is an alkylene group, R3 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, L is a hydrolyzable group, and n is an integer of from 0 to 2.

Abstract: Provided is a lid material for a press-through pack package, comprising a heat-seal layer composed of a heat-sealing agent and a lid material film, wherein the heat-sealing agent contains an adhesive resin having a ratio E1/E2 of a storage elastic modulus at 30° C. E1 to a storage elastic modulus at 60° C. E2 of from 4.0 to 20.0 and a ratio E2/E3 of E2 to a storage elastic modulus at 80° C. E3 of from 1.3 to 4.0. Also provided is a lid material for a press-through pack package, comprising a heat-seal layer composed of a heat-sealing agent and a lid material film, wherein the heat-sealing agent contains an adhesive resin having a melting point of from 40° C. to lower than 90° C.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid capable of forming a surface layer excellent in initial water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability, abrasion resistance, light resistance and chemical resistance, an article having a surface layer, and a method for producing it. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A-O—(Rf1O)m—Rf2—Z1-Q1 (R1)b, wherein A is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group, Rf1 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, m is an integer of from 2 to 500, Rf2 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, Z1 is a single bond, —(CR2R3)c— (wherein R2 and R3 are a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 monovalent organic group or the like, and c is an integer of from 1 to 10), a specific bond or a bivalent organic group having a specific bond, Q1 is a group having a (b+1) valent ring, R1 is a monovalent organic group having at least one hydrolyzable silyl group, and b is an integer of at least 2.

Abstract: An ejector refrigeration cycle includes a compressor, a radiator, a branch portion, an ejector, a suction side decompressor, a windward evaporator, and a leeward evaporator. The ejector includes a nozzle portion and a pressure increasing portion. The windward evaporator and the leeward evaporator include at least one outflow side evaporation portion. The leeward evaporator includes a suction side evaporation portion. An outflow side evaporation temperature is a refrigerant evaporation temperature in the at least one outflow side evaporation portion of the leeward evaporator. A suction side evaporation temperature is a refrigerant evaporation temperature in the suction side evaporation portion of the leeward evaporator.

Abstract: A metal ink containing metal particles including silver, a protective agent A including an amine compound, and a protective agent B including a fatty acid. The metal ink is configured such that the protective agent A includes at least one C4-12 amine compound, and the protective agent B includes at least one C22-26 fatty acid. It is preferable that the amine compound content is 0.2 mmol/g or more and 1.5 mmol/g or less on a silver particle mass basis. In addition, it is preferable that the fatty acid content is 0.01 mmol/g or more and 0.06 mmol/g or less on a silver particle mass basis.

Abstract: During a first cooling operation, a compressor is in an operational state, a liquid pump is in a non-operational state, and an amount of refrigerant allowing for existence of a liquid surface of the refrigerant in a refrigerant tank is accumulated in the refrigerant tank. During a second cooling operation, the compressor is in the non-operational state, the liquid pump is in the operational state, and the amount of the refrigerant allowing for the liquid surface of the refrigerant in the refrigerant tank is accumulated in the refrigerant tank.

Abstract: First to fourth circuits are connected to corresponding first to fourth antenna terminals. The first to fourth circuits transmit and receive a signal of TDD and a signal of FDD. The first to fourth circuits transmit and receive a signal of MIMO. The third circuit receives a signal of a satellite positioning system. The lower limit of the frequency of the signal received by the third circuit and the fourth circuit is higher than the lower limit of the frequency of the signal received by the first circuit and the second circuit.

Abstract: A high-frequency-signal transceiver circuit transmits and receives a signal between first to sixth antenna terminals and terminals near a high-frequency circuit. The high-frequency-signal transceiver circuit includes first to sixth circuits connected to the corresponding first to sixth antenna terminals. One of the first to sixth circuits transmits and receives only a signal of time division multiplexing communication.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a separation unit, a Bayer image signal supply unit, and a signal processing unit. The separation unit separates and removes, in input image signals in which pixel signals each including an invisible light component are arranged in an array different from a Bayer array, the invisible light components from the pixel signals. The Bayer image signal supply unit arranges the pixel signals from which the invisible light components have been removed in the Bayer array and supplies the pixel signals as Bayer image signals. The signal processing unit subjects the Bayer image signals to predetermined signal processing.